tag:,2018:blogdestructoidhttp://bulk2.destructoid.com/ele2/images/destructoid/favicon.ico2017-07-21T09:00:00Ztag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=450276Jordan Devorehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jordan+DevoreThe Just Cause 3 multiplayer mod hit Steam and I need to get in on this2017-07-21T09:00:00Z2017-07-21T09:00:00Z<p>I had a tough time figuring out which <a target="_blank" href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/619910/Just_Cause_3_Multiplayer_Mod/"><em>Just Cause 3: Multiplayer Mod</em></a> screenshot to feature on top of this article. It's a no-win situation trying to whittle them down to best <a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/here-s-a-600-multiplayer-game-of-just-cause-2-232451.phtml">capture the insanity</a> of hundreds of Rico Rodriguezes running amok. So, I'm taking the easy way out: let's just go with all the candidates!</p> <p>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/the-just-cause-3-multiplayer-mod-hit-steam-and-i-need-to-get-in-on-this-450276.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=429342Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterDisney finally pulls back the veil on the Cars 3 game, which is Switch-bound2017-04-05T08:00:00Z2017-04-05T08:00:00Z<p>Avalanche Software has a new lease on life thanks to Warner Bros.</p>
<p>After being part of the big Disney gaming excommunication, they've been tapped to develop the upcoming <em>Cars 3</em>&nbsp;tie-in game, now known as <em>Cars 3: Driven to Win</em>. Evidently it'll launch alongside of the film on June 13, and will "continue the story" after the movie's conclusion, which is a kind of neat idea.</p>
<p>It's described as a "pick up and play party game," and if it's given any amount of love and care, could be an alternative to <em>Mario Kart 8 </em>(especially since a battle mode has been confirmed for <em>Cars 3</em>). I have very little faith in this, but I have a lot of faith in&nbsp;Avalanche. They have a the utmost respect for Disney as a whole, so I hope they were given a lengthy development window.</p>
<p>Check out some new screens for yourself below. When it hits in June it'll arrive on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, and....Switch!</p> <p>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/disney-finally-pulls-back-the-veil-on-the-cars-3-game-which-is-switch-bound-429342.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=414694Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterWarner Bros. saves Disney Infinity's Avalanche Software, working on Cars 32017-01-25T15:00:00Z2017-01-25T15:00:00Z<p>In case you missed it, or just don't care about the recent toys-to-life craze, Disney shuttered basically all of its studios in an effort to just license their IP out (a traditionally non-Disney move, as they typically create studios to handle their own business). That includes Avalanche Software, one of the best licensed developers in the industry, who was responsible for&nbsp;the (now defunct)<em> Disney Infinity</em> series, and a few other gems like <em>Toy Story 3: The Video Game</em>, which was far better than you'd expect.</p>
<p>In any case they're getting a new lease on life thanks to WB. John Blackburn, the former CEO, is leading up basically the same team, and they already have a gig -- <em>Cars 3</em>. It seems like a sure thing that more is on the way too, as David Haddad, president of Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment, specifically mentions that they're excited for "all future games under Blackburn's leadership."</p>
<p>Since Avalanche already developed the <em>Cars 2</em>&nbsp;game, it seems like a perfect fit. I'm just glad they're still around making things.</p> <p>
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=390015Kevin McCluskyhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Kevin+McCluskyLost Odyssey and more come to Xbox One2016-09-29T15:00:00Z2016-09-29T15:00:00Z<p>The newest batch of <a href="https://majornelson.com/blog/xbox-one-backward-compatibility/" target="_blank">backward compatible titles for the Xbox One</a> have been released, and it's a pretty solid selection of games this time. <em><a href="https://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-review-lost-odyssey-71470.phtml" target="_blank">Lost Odyssey</a></em><a href="https://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-review-lost-odyssey-71470.phtml" target="_blank"></a>,<em> <a href="https://www.destructoid.com/review-toy-story-3-the-video-game-177903.phtml" target="_blank">Toy Story 3</a></em>, and <em>Guwange</em> all just became playable on the Xbox One.</p>
<p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lost Odyssey, Toy Story 3 and Guwange are coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility today <a href="https://t.co/qPMRNrLoTQ">https://t.co/qPMRNrLoTQ</a> <a href="https://t.co/9CI3GeOHBz">pic.twitter.com/9CI3GeOHBz</a></p>&mdash; \\ Larry Hryb \\ (@majornelson) <a href="https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/781524005450870785">September 29, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>Of the three, <em>Lost Odyssey</em>&nbsp;is the standout. It's a <em>Final Fantasy</em> title in all but name, one of the first games Mistwalker studios put out after Hironobu Sakaguchi and Nobuo Uematsu left Square. It's great to see that it's become a backward compatible title, since this one's never been available on any platform other than the Xbox 360.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.destructoid.com/ul/390015-/Numara-11-noscale.jpg" border="0" /><br /><sub>I wasn't sure what was keeping that lower belt on, but Niero pointed out that she probably has magical magnetic hip bones.&nbsp;</sub></p>
<p><em>Toy Story 3&nbsp;</em>came out alongside the movie of the same name in 2010. It was most notable for its Toy Box mode, which was evidently the inspiration for the same mode in <em>Disney Infinity.</em>&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Finally, <em><a href="https://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Guwange/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410a78" target="_blank">Guwange</a></em>&nbsp;is an attractive 2D shmup with visuals inspired by Japan's&nbsp;Muromachi period. I haven't played this one, but it was developed by Cave, and the studio tends to know what it's doing when it comes to shooters.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><em>Lost Odyssey</em>, like&nbsp;<em>Blue Dragon</em>,&nbsp;is a relic from those couple of years when Microsoft still thought it could win over Japanese gamers. It'll be interesting to see if it still holds up.&nbsp;The main character's long hair constantly dangling in front of his eyes seems like it'd be annoying, but I suppose that's his problem, not mine.</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/781524005450870785" target="_blank">Major Nelson</a> [Twitter]</p> <p>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/lost-odyssey-and-more-come-to-xbox-one-390015.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=380139Patrick Hancockhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Patrick+HancockReview: Just Cause 3: Bavarium Sea Heist2016-08-12T14:00:00Z2016-08-12T14:00:00Z<p>Man, I have never been so excited to uninstall a game in my life. If you bought this Season Pass, you truly have my condolences.&nbsp;</p> <p>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/review-just-cause-3-bavarium-sea-heist-380139.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=366795Patrick Hancockhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Patrick+HancockReview: Just Cause 3: Mech Land Assault2016-06-11T13:30:00Z2016-06-11T13:30:00Z<p>Avalanche Studios, I'm not sure you and I see eye-to-eye on what makes&nbsp;<i><a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/review-just-cause-3-322878.phtml">Just Cause 3</a></i>&nbsp;interesting.</p> <p>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/review-just-cause-3-mech-land-assault-366795.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=348964Patrick Hancockhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Patrick+HancockReview: Just Cause 3: Sky Fortress2016-03-15T18:30:00Z2016-03-15T18:30:00Z<p>The first round of <em>Just Cause 3</em>'s "Air, Land, and Sea" expansion, <em>Sky Fortress</em>, is out now and certainly fulfills the "air" qualification. Rico gets a fancy new upgrade to his wingsuit, which was easily the best part of the core game.</p>
<p>That being said, upgrades can make people lose touch with what they really loved in the first place.</p> <p>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/review-just-cause-3-sky-fortress-348964.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=347182Jordan Devorehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jordan+DevoreJust Cause 3 now has quicker load times2016-03-07T14:30:00Z2016-03-07T14:30:00Z<p>I'm not interested in the DLC for <em>Just Cause 3 </em>yet, even if it does come with a freakin' <a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/explosions-in-the-sky-just-cause-3-s-first-big-add-on-takes-to-the-air-342434.phtml">jetpack wingsuit</a>, but more improvements to the core game? Bring 'em! The latest update is now live on PC (and, in a shocking twist, has already been available for a few days now on consoles):</p>
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<li>Reduced initial loading time and in-game loading screens by 20-50% </li>
<li>Fixed several memory leaks resulting in crashes </li>
<li>Reduced a number of random crashes </li>
<li>Improved streaming of game world </li>
<li>Some performance optimizations related to hitches and stuttering </li>
<li>Implemented DLC system in preparation of the Air, Land and Sea packages</li>
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<p>Quicker loading is the motivation I need to get back in there and wrap up the story and side missions. If you've exhausted that content and want more, note that the <em>Sky Fortress </em>add-on (pictured above) is supposed to be out tomorrow, March 8 for expansion pass holders. The full release will happen a week later, on March 15. It's $11.99 as a standalone and $24.99 with the other two packs.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://steamcommunity.com/games/225540/announcements/detail/914600608193096116">PC Patch Now Live, Sky Fortress Release Date and Patch Notes</a> [Steam]</p> <p>
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=342434Brett Makedonskihttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Brett+MakedonskiExplosions in the Sky: Just Cause 3's first big add-on takes to the air2016-02-18T15:15:00Z2016-02-18T15:15:00Z<p><iframe width="711" height="400" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gyutA4Tbuus" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>When <em>Just Cause</em>'s&nbsp;Rico is feeling destructive, he's not restricted to causing mayhem on land. Plenty of footage of him with his physics-defying grappling hook and parachute have taught us that. Explosions come just as naturally up in the air as they do down on the earth.</p>
<p>The first part of <em><a href="https://www.destructoid.com/review-just-cause-3-322878.phtml" target="_blank">Just Cause 3</a></em>'s post-release content takes a dedicated look at the sky component. Square Enix and Avalanche Studios have just detailed the <em>Sky Fortress</em>&nbsp;add-on, which is coming in March.</p>
<p>In <em>Sky Fortress</em>, Rico looks to the clouds and sets his sights on a floating base, and robotic drones seem to be the DLC's main antagonist. There's also a new Bavarium Wingsuit, which the developer says will "fundamentally alter the core gameplay."</p>
<p>The trio of <em>Just Cause 3</em>&nbsp;add-ons takes an air-land-sea approach. The next installment is named&nbsp;<em>Land Mech Assault</em>; the third is <em>Bavarium Sea Heist</em>. You can probably deduce which titles go with which themes. Each DLC pack looks to be $11.99 individually, or $24.99 total with the season pass.</p> <p>
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=332067Vikki Blakehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Vikki+BlakeNew Just Cause 3 patch coming 'later' this month2016-01-06T04:00:00Z2016-01-06T04:00:00Z<p>The first instalment of&nbsp;<i>Just Cause 3</i>'s Air, Land and Sea Expansion Pass DLC - Sky Fortress - is almost complete.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"Whilst one side of the studio is working on patches, fixes and optimisations for the game, which will continue to roll out over the coming weeks, the other side is busily bringing this additional content to&nbsp;life," an&nbsp;Avalanche&nbsp;rep wrote on the&nbsp;<i>Just Cause 3</i>&nbsp;<a href="https://steamcommunity.com/games/225540/announcements/detail/922476243449876890" target="_blank">Steam</a>&nbsp;page.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"The first pack - &lsquo;Sky Fortress&rsquo; which is the &ldquo;Air&rdquo; pack - is nearing completion, and will bring new missions, features and other exciting surprises to the skies of Medici. We&rsquo;re&nbsp;play-testing&nbsp;this content right now so watch this space for more news on this very soon."</p> <p>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/new-just-cause-3-patch-coming-later-this-month-332067.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=330780Jordan Devorehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jordan+DevoreModders are bringing multiplayer to Just Cause 32015-12-31T17:00:00Z2015-12-31T17:00:00Z<p>If you expected the modders responsible for <a target="_blank" href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/259080/">giving</a> <em>Just Cause 2</em> multiplayer to do the same thing for <em>Just Cause 3</em>, well, you aren't going to be disappointed. A month after the game's release, they are already far enough into production that there's a trailer offering an early glimpse at the mod.</p>
<p>JC3-MP isn't available for download yet, and there's no ETA, but it's coming.</p> <p>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/modders-are-bringing-multiplayer-to-just-cause-3-330780.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=327347Jordan Devorehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jordan+DevoreJust Cause 3 is getting 'significantly improved' loading times2015-12-16T16:30:00Z2015-12-16T16:30:00Z<p>I'm playing <em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/review-just-cause-3-322878.phtml">Just Cause 3</a> </em>far less than I thought I would, and that can be single-handedly attributed to the lengthy loading times. The initial one takes quite a while, but it isn't a huge pain considering it's up front -- you can plan accordingly. Everything else, though? My goodness.</p>
<p>It takes so long to retry challenges that I've been putting many of them off and, as a result, have missed out on crucial upgrades that would straight up make <em>Just Cause </em>more enjoyable to play. It's disappointing.</p>
<p>But the game is still fairly new and it will get better with age. Posting on reddit, a representative of Avalanche Studios announced that patch 1.02 is scheduled to hit all platforms this week. Depending on where you live, it might even be live already! The patch sounds promising:</p>
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<li>Significantly improved loading times</li>
<li>Optimizations to online stats</li>
<li>General stability fixes</li>
<li>Fixed an issue related to challenges, wherein vehicles sometimes disappeared when starting a challenge</li>
<li>Fixed issues related to screen resizing and closing the game window before the game has fully started up [PC Only]</li>
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<p>And, even better, it's only 132MB.</p>
<p>"To those of you still having issues, rest assured we are working hard to alleviate these, and are listening very closely to everything that's being said," said the rep.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/JustCause/comments/3x2ql9/patch_102_coming_this_week_a_message_for_our/">Patch 1.02 coming this week - a message for our players</a> [r/JustCause]</p> <p>
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=323939Joe Parlockhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Joe+ParlockA patch for Just Cause 3's performance problems is in the works2015-12-03T02:00:00Z2015-12-03T02:00:00Z<p><i>Just Cause 3 </i>launched this week, and blimey has it been a bit of a mess. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/review-just-cause-3-322878.phtml">Patrick&rsquo;s review of it was positive</a>, saying it &ldquo;provides some of the best open-world tools ever.&rdquo; It seems like it's a good game, but there have also been <a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/are-you-having-trouble-running-just-cause-3--323491.phtml">a lot of complaints</a> about huge technical problems with it on every platform.</p>
<p>Reports have been coming out of memory leaks, 15-minute loading times, and framerate problems have been plaguing each platform, especially the Xbox One. The problem is that the game&rsquo;s engine relies heavily on the framerate, and so the lower the framerate drops, the slower it runs as opposed to just being a choppy slideshow.</p>
<p>In a post published <a target="_blank" href="https://steamcommunity.com/games/225540/announcements/detail/101692171981969216">on <i>Just Cause 3&rsquo;s </i>Steam Community page</a>, Square Enix has acknowledged the problems with the game, and claims it is aiming to fix them. Unfortunately, there isn&rsquo;t any ETA on when the fixes will be released, as it is having some trouble reproducing the problems reported:</p>
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<p>&hellip;We know that some of you are encountering some technical issues &ndash; we&rsquo;re looking into them all and we&rsquo;re fully committed to providing you the best possible experience.</p>
<p>We know you&rsquo;re going to want specific information on when a patch will land and what will be fixed &ndash; we would love to give you that information, and we will as soon as we have it. But right now, a little over one day since we launched, we have huge numbers of players in our enormous game world and we&rsquo;re monitoring all the data coming in.</p>
<p>We need a little bit of time to recreate some of these issues and build fixes. Rest assured though &ndash; we are fully committed to making <em>Just Cause 3</em> as awesome as possible. We already know loads of people are having a blast with the game but we&rsquo;ll do all we can to make sure everyone is laughing and smiling as they play.</p>
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<p>The post also suggests PC players look through <a target="_blank" href="https://steamcommunity.com/app/225540/discussions/">the Steam discussions page</a> to find any potential fixes to their problem until an official patch is pushed out.</p>
<p>After <i><a href="https://www.destructoid.com/review-batman-arkham-knight-294804.phtml">Arkham Knight</a></i>&rsquo;s awful launch earlier this year, promises of patches with no idea as to exactly when they&rsquo;ll be coming worry me a bit. Hopefully we&rsquo;ll know more about the fixes in the near future.</p> <p>
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=323491Vikki Blakehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Vikki+BlakeAre you having trouble running Just Cause 3?2015-12-01T04:00:00Z2015-12-01T04:00:00Z<p>According to reports on reddit, some players are experiencing significant issues with newly launched&nbsp;<em>Just Cause 3</em>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/2015/12/01/just-cause-3-launch-plagued-by-bugs/" target="_blank">As reported by VG247</a>, some framerate and performance issues can be resolved on PC by way of a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.geforce.com/whats-new/guides/just-cause-3-graphics-and-performance-guide">graphics and performance guide</a>&nbsp;from eForce, and AMD is working with Avalanche to develop a&nbsp;<a href="https://steamcommunity.com/app/225540/discussions/0/485623406959730474/#c485623406959743338">driver update</a>.</p>
<p>However, posts on the<em>&nbsp;Just Cause</em>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/JustCause/">subreddit</a>&nbsp;page detail difficulties getting the game to load or run properly despite the fixes, with some posts entitled&nbsp;<a class="title may-blank " href="https://www.reddit.com/r/JustCause/comments/3uy5od/anyone_else_having_crashes/" tabindex="1">Anyone else having Crashes?</a>, &nbsp;<a href="https://i.imgur.com/VMMVttb.jpg">I can deal with some release day bugs, but this is a bit much</a>,&nbsp;<a class="title may-blank " href="https://www.reddit.com/r/JustCause/comments/3uxli8/pc_crashing_post_opening_cutscene/" tabindex="1">Crashing post opening cut-scene</a>, and&nbsp;<a class="title may-blank " href="https://i.imgur.com/USS4XeT.jpg" tabindex="1">MFW the game runs even worse after installing the latest drivers</a>.</p> <p>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/are-you-having-trouble-running-just-cause-3--323491.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=322878Patrick Hancockhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Patrick+HancockReview: Just Cause 32015-11-30T18:01:00Z2015-11-30T18:01:00Z<p>While driving down the New Jersey parkway for Thanksgiving, I began to notice a lot of water and radio towers perched high above the trees. "Wow, I could easily blow them up or tether them to the ground and bring them down," I thought.&nbsp;</p>
<p>That's when I realized that <em>Just Cause 3</em>&nbsp;had taken over me and my way of thinking. For a game that's essentially "Explosion: The Video Game," it's consumed a lot of my brain.</p>
<p>I'm sure many of you hopped in to the series, like I did, after seeing what was possible with <em>Just Cause 2</em>'s grappling mechanic. Well, let's just say that the sequel takes that mechanic, as well as just about every other, to a whole new level.</p> <p>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/review-just-cause-3-322878.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=322342Jordan Devorehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jordan+DevoreThe first hour of Just Cause 3 is predictably wild2015-11-24T16:00:00Z2015-11-24T16:00:00Z<p>It's common for media to share the "first __ minutes!" of a new game release, but I don't recall too many big-name developers partaking in that practice. Avalanche has put up the first hour of <em>Just Cause 3</em>.</p>
<p>If you are concerned that this game starts slow, you needn't be. The first interactive sequence is Rico literally standing on top of a plane while firing rockets (beautiful, infinite rockets!) down on the streets below, infrastructure be damned. No innocents were harmed, I'm sure.</p> <p>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/the-first-hour-of-just-cause-3-is-predictably-wild-322342.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=322165Brett Makedonskihttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Brett+MakedonskiJust Cause 3's PC specs are a little high because Rico has a lot to blow up2015-11-23T14:30:00Z2015-11-23T14:30:00Z<p>With just little more than a week remaining before <em>Just Cause 3</em>'s release, the required and recommended PC specs come parachuting in. Right on time too, as some players may find themselves needing to take advantage of some Black Friday deals to upgrade their rigs.</p>
<p>Avalanche has posted what it'll take to run <em>Just Cause 3</em>&nbsp;on the game's <a href="https://steamcommunity.com/games/225540/announcements/detail/101690998229474787" target="_blank">Steam page</a>. For an ideal experience, the developer recommends that your PC be outfitted with:</p>
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<li dir="ltr">OS:&nbsp;Vista SP2, Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit required)</li>
<li dir="ltr">CPU:&nbsp;Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz / AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz</li>
<li dir="ltr">Memory:&nbsp;8GB RAM</li>
<li dir="ltr">Graphics:&nbsp;Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 (3GB) / AMD R9 290 (4GB)</li>
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<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/322165-JCHeader.jpg" alt="Just Cause 3's PC specs are a little high because Rico has a lot to blow up screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/just-cause-3-s-pc-specs-are-a-little-high-because-rico-has-a-lot-to-blow-up-322165.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=321574Brett Makedonskihttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Brett+MakedonskiJust Cause 3's newest trailer nails it all on the head2015-11-19T10:45:00Z2015-11-19T10:45:00Z<p><iframe width="711" height="400" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AR-cg0kI1MQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><em>Just Cause</em>&nbsp;is such a marketable game. Any footage, trailers, or screenshots inevitably capture what makes its mayhem so marvelous. Everything is just non-stop action and the viewer always comes away thinking "Yep, that's <em>Just Cause</em>&nbsp;alright."</p>
<p>This CGI trailer for <em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/just-cause-3-somehow-makes-explosions-easier-than-ever-before-292391.phtml">Just Cause 3</a></em>&nbsp;is a perfect example. Early on, Rico drives his car off a cliff, jumps off the vehicle's roof, and grapples to the underside of a helicopter where he shoots a rocket at a tank. That's exaggeration at its finest for any other game; for <em>Just Cause</em>, it's not only a plausible scenario, but one that could occur quite frequently.</p>
<p>While this particular video implores us to set the world on fire, we can't do so quite yet. <em>Just Cause 3</em>&nbsp;doesn't release until December 1. When that rolls around, we'll take great pleasure in doing exactly as this trailer instructs.</p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/321574-JCHeader.jpg" alt="Just Cause 3's newest trailer nails it all on the head screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=321449Steven Hansenhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Steven+HansenSee Just Cause 3 running on max settings in 4K2015-11-18T16:30:00Z2015-11-18T16:30:00Z<p><iframe width="711" height="400" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vDjeTrTT0Fk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>After the whole usual pre-release kerfuffle and grumbling about <em>Just Cause 3</em> running at 1080p on PS4 and 900p on Xbox One, here is some dedicated space for PC players to boast about how much extra P they're getting. PC players love guzzling all that sweet, hot P.</p>
<p>I almost feel bad for <em>Just Cause 3</em>. The marketing team just tries to show more and more outlandish things and it's like, "duh you can drive a race car between two train." It's weirdly inert, not exactly exciting to see, though it will be incredibly fun to play. In just two more weeks, as it were; it launches December 1.</p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/321449-jc3.jpg" alt="See Just Cause 3 running on max settings in 4K screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=319198Laura Kate Dalehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Laura+Kate+DaleJust Cause 3 runs better on PS4 than Xbox One2015-11-05T07:30:00Z2015-11-05T07:30:00Z<p>Thanks to a new interview we now know what resolution <em>Just Cause 3</em> will run at on PS4 and Xbox One. Surprising absolutely nobody, the PS4 version runs at a higher resolution.</p>
<p>According to an interview with <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/just-cause-3-runs-at-900p-resolution-on-xbox-one-1080p-on-ps4" target="_blank">GamingBolt</a>, the game runs at 1080p on PS4 and 900p on Xbox One.</p>
<p>Personally, I'm not too fussed. Raw resolution is nice on a huge screen, but day to day it rarely impacts my play experience to have a drop of 180p.</p>
<p>So, do you gals and guys in the comments care?&nbsp;</p> <p>
<img src="http://www.destructoid.com//ul/319198-2795962-jc2_screenshot_carstunting1_11_1418315491.12.2014.jpg" alt="Just Cause 3 runs better on PS4 than Xbox One screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=318644Laura Kate Dalehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Laura+Kate+DaleAvalanche Studios just cut a handful of jobs2015-11-02T07:00:00Z2015-11-02T07:00:00Z<p>Avalanche Studios, the developer of <em>Just Cause 3</em> and <em>Mad Max</em>, cut roughly 24 staff across its Stockholm and New York studios, as its current round of projects came to a close.</p>
<p>In a statement to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/10/31/mad-max-and-just-cause-3-developer-avalanche-studios-suffers-layoffs.aspx">Game Informer</a>, Avalanche stated it had to let some talented staff go in the move between projects.</p>
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<p><span>The transition between major projects is always challenging, especially for independent developers. We have just completed one project and are currently wrapping up another. In starting up our new projects, we were not able to perfectly match the team sizes and skill sets of the previous ones, and we unfortunately had to let some talented developers go.</span></p>
<p><span><span>12 developers were given notice in New York. There was a similar number of notices given this summer in Stockholm, but right now we are in the process of rehiring some of those who left. We expect to keep hiring in the new year. This unfortunate event does not affect any of our current projects, and we're taking measure to avoid situations like this in the future.</span></span></p>
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<p><span><span>Best of luck to those who lost their jobs, the way game development jobs are staffed is at times very unfortunate.</span></span></p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/318644-MM.jpg" alt="Avalanche Studios just cut a handful of jobs screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=317147Jordan Devorehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jordan+DevoreOh, right, Just Cause 3 has a story2015-10-23T14:00:00Z2015-10-23T14:00:00Z<p>I'm a fan of the <em>Just Cause </em>series for its freedom of movement, particularly when it comes to aerial antics, but some people live for all-out destruction. Others, like Destructoid reader Coil_Whine, are into the story. That's the focus of today's trailer.</p>
<p>"I got a plan," Rico says. "We've got to show the people we can take back their cities and towns for them."</p>
<p>If you think the best way to accomplish that is by blowing up those exact cities and towns, your training is complete. I mean, the tagline for <em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/just-cause-3-looks-like-such-dumb-fun-314602.phtml">Just Cause 3</a> </em>is literally "set the world on fire."</p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/317147-h1.jpg" alt="Oh, right, Just Cause 3 has a story screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/oh-right-just-cause-3-has-a-story-317147.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=316775Jordan Devorehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jordan+DevoreJust Cause 3 makes for a neat 360-degree video2015-10-21T18:00:00Z2015-10-21T18:00:00Z<p>It might just be that I'm still new to 360&deg; videos and my sense of wonder hasn't worn off yet, but I got a kick out of this one for <em>Just Cause 3</em>. We get to follow protagonist Rico Rodriguez on a wingsuit ride as he blows up bases and shrugs off a bunch of bullet wounds.</p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/316775-h1.jpg" alt="Just Cause 3 makes for a neat 360-degree video screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/just-cause-3-makes-for-a-neat-360-degree-video-316775.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=315454Brett Makedonskihttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Brett+MakedonskiJust Cause 3's Xbox One file size is kind of extreme, but not really2015-10-14T15:30:00Z2015-10-14T15:30:00Z<p><em>Just Cause </em>revels in its penchant for doing everything over-the-top. It wants you to hang upside-down from a helicopter, plant C4, dive toward the earth as the whirlybird explodes above you, grapple onto another helicopter, hijack it and send it spiraling into a nearby smokestack. Then, it wants you to do that a million more times while you cheekily smile and justify your actions by lightheartedly saying "just 'cause..."</p>
<p>The point is <em><a href="https://www.destructoid.com/just-cause-3-somehow-makes-explosions-easier-than-ever-before-292391.phtml" target="_blank">Just Cause 3</a></em>, like prior entries in the series, will be extreme with a capital X. However, the file size on Xbox One is only a little extreme. It's moderately extreme, which is probably an oxymoron. If you really want numbers instead of varying descriptions of its extreme-ity, it's 42.49GB.</p>
<p>That's kind of a lot, but not really. Stock Xbox Ones come with 500GB hard drives, so it's a good chunk of that. Yet, when other titles like <em>Halo 5</em>&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/halo-5-requires-up-to-60-gb-of-hard-drive-space-315004.phtml">require 60GB</a>, 43 doesn't seem <em>so</em>&nbsp;bad for a game with a 400 square mile map.</p>
<p>The opportunity to stay thematically consistent was there, Avalanche. This could've been a whopping 80GB. Or 100! That'd sure be something worth talking about. You still have time to add a huge meaningless day one patch. It might make a lot of people mad, but I'd respect your commitment to being extreme.</p>
<p><em><a href="https://store.xbox.com/en-US/Xbox-One/Games/Just-Cause-3/3015a536-8f96-4bab-af34-d055caefe02e" target="_blank">Just Cause 3</a></em>&nbsp;[Xbox]</p> <p>
<img src="http://www.destructoid.com//ul/315454-JCHeader.jpg" alt="Just Cause 3's Xbox One file size is kind of extreme, but not really screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=314602Jordan Devorehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jordan+DevoreJust Cause 3 looks like such dumb fun2015-10-08T14:30:00Z2015-10-08T14:30:00Z<p>I'm looking forward to closing out the year with a month of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/just-cause-3-somehow-makes-explosions-easier-than-ever-before-292391.phtml"><em>Just Cause 3</em></a>.</p>
<p>I can see it now: staying inside, all warm and slightly drunk, playing a game about a man with a rocket launcher strapped to his back who glides around like an indestructible flying squirrel.</p>
<p>Toward the end of this trailer, the player tethers two cars together, causing them to snap at each other and form a tangled mess that explodes mid-air. Yeah, I could go for some of that.</p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/314602-h1.jpg" alt="Just Cause 3 looks like such dumb fun screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/just-cause-3-looks-like-such-dumb-fun-314602.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=310027Steven Hansenhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Steven+HansenProducer of embarassing Hitman: Agent 47 making Just Cause 3 movie2015-09-09T15:30:00Z2015-09-09T15:30:00Z<p><em>Hitman: Agent 47</em> managed to review substantially <a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/new-hitman-movie-receiving-worse-reviews-than-pixels-307292.phtml">worse than <em>Pixels</em></a> and the last, retconned <em>Hitman</em> movie. It also made over $63 million (and cost just $35 million to make) because the world is a cruel joke played on us all save for those lucky enough not to get it.</p>
<p>Anyways! Adrian Askarieh, who produced both <em>Hitman</em> films and is working on <em>Johnny Quest</em> and <em>Kane &amp; Lynch</em> films, told <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/09/09/just-cause-movie-will-take-cues-from-just-cause-3">IGN</a> that he is also producing a <em>Just Cause</em> that will lean on the more story-focused, upcoming third entry in the series.</p>
<p>"<em>Just Cause 3</em> has a terrific story. It has Rico going back to Medici, the place of his birth and then subsequent displacement, and the murder of his family. And he goes back there to do what he does best which is to discombobulate regimes," Askarieh said.</p>
<p>"That to me is a cool story and the whole concept of a guy who is sent in to discombobulate from within and to create chaos from within. And in terms of action, I think <em>Just Cause</em> has just as much right to be called an action movie as <em>The Fast and Furious</em>."</p>
<p>Credit for the discombobulate double down, though. Good word.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/09/09/just-cause-movie-will-take-cues-from-just-cause-3">Just Cause Movie Will Take Cues from Just Cause 3</a> [IGN]</p> <p>
<img src="http://www.destructoid.com//ul/310027-hitmasn.jpg" alt="Producer of embarassing Hitman: Agent 47 making Just Cause 3 movie screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=308756Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterReview: Mad Max2015-09-02T10:00:00Z2015-09-02T10:00:00Z<p>I grew up with <em>Mad Max</em>. It was one of the first R-rated film series I viewed as a child, and naturally, I saw <em>Fury Road</em>, and enjoyed it like everyone else on the planet. My infatuation with the films is mostly due to George Miller's vision, who has directed all four titles in the series over a 35-year period.</p>
<p>I went into the game a bit reserved then, since it was being handled by an outside studio. While it's not nearly as iconic as Miller's works, it gets the job done if you're looking for a new open world experience.</p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/308756-CC0.jpg" alt="Review: Mad Max screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/review-mad-max-308756.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=307872Brett Makedonskihttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Brett+MakedonskiJust Cause 3 is giving away a goddamn island, and you probably want no part of it2015-08-25T18:30:00Z2015-08-25T18:30:00Z<p><iframe width="711" height="400" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ktjuANLVRa4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>We like to <a href="https://www.destructoid.com/the-arkham-knight-pc-port-proves-yet-again-that-only-suckers-pre-order-294712.phtml" target="_blank">discourage pre-ordering video games</a>. Sometimes games are broken. Sometimes games suck. No one needs to fork over money before they know the final verdict.</p>
<p>However, sometimes video games use their pre-order siren song to lure you in with possibilities of a free island. Yes, a free island. That's what Square Enix is offering with <em>Just Cause 3</em>&nbsp;-- a free goddamn island.</p>
<p>Let's parse through this bit by bit.</p>
<p>Those who pre-order <em>Just Cause 3</em>&nbsp;(or get a hold of the Day 1 edition), will have access to a code that enters them into a three-month contest. Over the course of those three months, they try to accrue as many "Chaos Points" as they can. Basically, they have to blow up as much stuff as possible -- something that <em>Just Cause 3</em>&nbsp;encourages at every turn.</p>
<p>At the end of February 2016, a winner is chosen and awarded their own island. That is, provided that they followed all of the rules which include not letting other people play for them and taking safety breaks (15 minutes every hour, kids).</p>
<p>The nitty, gritty details of this island aren't all that desirable. This likely won't be some sort of Caribbean paradise. Straight from the <a href="https://jc3winanisland.com/" target="_blank">contest's details page</a> "<span>Sponsor does not guarantee the Island to be inhabitable,</span><wbr></wbr><span>&nbsp;developed or reachable by any means other than a boat." Well, that sounds fucking terrible.</span></p>
<p><span>Additionally, there are costs associated with getting this probably-uninhabitable island. Again, straight from the horse's mouth: <span>"All taxes and fees associated with purchasing and obtaining of Island (including but not limited to attorney's fees,</span><wbr></wbr><span>&nbsp;escrow,</span><wbr></wbr><span>&nbsp;and closing costs) are the responsibility of the Winner."</span></span></p>
<p>The kicker is that the projected value of the island is anywhere up to $50,000. The <a href="https://www.privateislandsonline.com/" target="_blank">first Google result</a> for "buy an island" lists an acre-sized parcel of land <a href="https://www.privateislandsonline.com/islands/small-island-atlantic-coast" target="_blank">off the coast of Maine</a> for about $40,000. It's mostly rocks. I don't know what the hell you're supposed to do with that.</p>
<p>So, now you've played <em>Just Cause 3</em>&nbsp;for three straight months, paid closing costs and attorneys' fees on your $50,000 chunk of earth, but what's next? Are you going to live there? You should maybe make a hut of some sort. There won't be electricity -- something that you likely rely upon considering you won a contest for playing a video game for 12 straight weeks. According to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wikihow.com/Buy-a-Private-Island">this article</a>, part-time island living requires between 30,000 and 100,000 gallons of water a year. I guarantee that ain't cheap.</p>
<p>You know who has it good in this scenario? Residents of Mexico. If they win, they have to accept the prize as cash. I'd take $50,000 cash. I would not take the goddamn island, though.</p>
<p><a href="https://jc3winanisland.com/" target="_blank"><em>Just Cause 3</em>&nbsp;Win an Island</a> [Just Cause 3 Win an Island]</p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/307872-JCHeader.jpg" alt="Just Cause 3 is giving away a goddamn island, and you probably want no part of it screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=306775Steven Hansenhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Steven+HansenJust Cause 3 has Super Monkey Ball style challenge mode2015-08-18T16:15:00Z2015-08-18T16:15:00Z<p><iframe width="711" height="400" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WE30PURiNz4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>Curious: does anyone pronounce <em>Just Cause</em> like <em>Just 'Cuz</em>? Just wondering. Why? Just 'cause. Hah. But seriously. I know some of you must've started with that pronunciation and it stuck, right? I mean, it works, too. That was the point.</p>
<p>Anyway, wingsuited Rico is channeling his Ai Ai here with some flight-based challenge modes. There are also destruction-based modes, of course. This is the extent I got to mess with <em>Just Cause 3</em> at gamescom and it was underwhelming at a first hands-on, but I'm a mess about, "make your own fun" kinda cat and these challenges were just, like, stifling my creativity, man.</p>
<p>They'll sate the obsessive task-doers and list-finishers among you, I'm sure. Meanwhile I will be riding a car through the sky wearing sunglasses indoors. Why?</p>
<p><em>Just 'cause</em>.</p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/306775-makeyourownfun.jpg" alt="Just Cause 3 has Super Monkey Ball style challenge mode screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=306515Steven Hansenhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Steven+HansenMad Max gets a choose-your-own-trailer2015-08-17T15:00:00Z2015-08-17T15:00:00Z<p><iframe width="711" height="400" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gI0iHj94xvw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>"See that mountain? <em>You can walk to it</em>."</p>
<p>The audience, hushed, is stunned. The presentation script writer leans back, whiskey in hand and a hunk draped around her like a fur. The audience, catching up to the transcendent realization from up on high begins to babble. <em>I...can walk...there</em>. Several members in the front tear up. "Killed it," the writer snarls.</p>
<p>It is interesting that in a period where, by various means and disadvantages, individuals lack choice, it has become so fetishized as to be the basis of a couple reworked genres. And all sold under the lie that we haven't been "making choices" in playing games for the last 30 years, that this is some newfound power. What does that say about us, about the moneyed interest backing our largest entertainments.</p>
<p>Anyways <em>Mad Max</em> might be alright it launches September 1 with <em>Metal Gear</em> lol.</p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/306515-maxmad.jpg" alt="Mad Max gets a choose-your-own-trailer screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=305520Steven Hansenhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Steven+HansenOn the fence with Mad Max? Here's over an hour of gameplay2015-08-14T11:45:00Z2015-08-14T11:45:00Z<p><iframe width="711" height="400" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/idsiK5mVjJ0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>As much as I loved the recent <em>Fury Road</em>, I've had a tepid response to Avalanche's (<em>Just Cause 3</em>) <em>Mad Max</em> game, which has looked bland and lacked all the vitality of the film. It's basically looked like the first <em>Borderlands</em> before they gave it the cel shaded art style to cover up for being an otherwise grindy, loot-heavy shooter.</p>
<p>Seeing some of the chaos going on in this 80 minute gameplay video, and some much more orange, bright sands seems like a step in the right direction. On the other hand, it is competing with <em>Metal Gear Solid V</em> with its September 1 release, and Avalanche's own <em>Just Cause 3</em> isn't too far away.</p> <p>
<img src="http://www.destructoid.com//ul/305520-max-game3.jpg" alt="On the fence with Mad Max? Here's over an hour of gameplay screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=300690Steven Hansenhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Steven+HansenFinal Fantasy XV airships might not make launch, Just Cause 3 dev helping2015-08-10T12:00:00Z2015-08-10T12:00:00Z<p>At the start of this year, <em>Final Fantasy XV</em> director Hajime Tabata called airships <a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/final-fantasy-xv-has-a-big-connected-world-airships-to-be-determined-286524.phtml">"<span>a huge technical challenge" and "to be determined,"</span></a><span> but they make sense for the game's big, organically connected world. </span></p>
<p><span>At gamescom last week, Tabata talked more about <em>Final Fantasy XV</em>, and went further in an interview with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.famitsu.com/news/201508/07085495.html">Famitsu</a>, as translated by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.siliconera.com/2015/08/07/final-fantasy-xv-are-collaborating-with-just-cause-developers-for-flight-capabilities/">Siliconera</a>.</span></p>
<p><span>Tabata began talking with <em>Just Cause 3</em>'s Avalanche around GDC 2015. "</span>We don&rsquo;t have any knowhow when it comes to that, so during this year&rsquo;s GDC we spoke with them, and they also showed some interest in the technology behind <em>Final Fantasy XV</em>, so the talks continued from there."</p>
<p><em>Final Fantasy XV</em>, which has a set internal <a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/final-fantasy-xv-confirmed-for-2016-release-297339.phtml">release date in 2016</a>, is striving for, "airships&nbsp;that can fly around in full-scale," with the same seamlessness as <em>Just Cause 3</em>.</p>
<p><span>"I'm not certain whether we&rsquo;ll be able to make it on time for the retail release, but I think we should do even if it means releasing it after as a download," Tabata said. "I'd like to have the challenge of being able to fly around the world. I would like to experience that, and I&rsquo;m sure the fans would also like to experience that, too."</span></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.famitsu.com/news/201508/07085495.html">&#12302;&#12501;&#12449;&#12452;&#12490;&#12523;&#12501;&#12449;&#12531;&#12479;&#12472;&#12540;XV&#12303;&#30330;&#22770;&#26178;&#26399;&#12434;&#31034;&#21766;&#12289;&#12302;Just Cause 3&#12303;&#12392;&#12398;&#25216;&#34899;&#21332;&#21147;&#12418;&#27770;&#23450;&#12304;gamescom 2015&#12305;</a> [Famitsu]</p> <p>
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=297397Vikki Blakehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Vikki+BlakeHere's what your PC needs to run Mad Max2015-08-07T04:00:00Z2015-08-07T04:00:00Z<p>Wondering if your PC can handle new <em>Mad Max</em>? Here are the recommended - and minimum - specifications.</p>
<p><strong>Minimum:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>OS: 64 bit: Vista, Win 7, Win 8</li>
<li>Processor: Intel Core i5-650, 3.2 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 Ghz</li>
<li>Memory: 6 GB RAM</li>
<li>Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660ti (2 GB Memory or higher) or AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2 GB Memory or higher)</li>
<li>DirectX: Version 11</li>
<li>Hard Drive: 32 GB available space</li>
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<p><strong>Recommended:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>OS: 64 bit: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1</li>
<li>Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz or AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz</li>
<li>Memory: 8 GB RAM</li>
<li>Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (3 GB Memory or higher) or AMD Radeon HD 7970 (3 GB Memory or higher)</li>
<li>DirectX: Version 11</li>
<li>Hard Drive: 32 GB available space</li>
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<p>Here's hoping Avalanche don't revise the specs once the game has been released... (*cough* <a href="https://www.destructoid.com/batman-arkham-knight-s-minimum-specs-tweaked-overnight-294654.phtml" target="_blank">Rocksteady</a> *cough*)</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/this-new-mad-max-trailer-is-kinda-awesome-297164.phtml">Did you catch the recent <em>Mad Max</em> trailer</a>?&nbsp;</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-08-07-mad-max-releases-rig-requirements-for-its-pc-version">Mad Max releases rig requirements for its PC version</a> [Eurogamer]</p>
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=297274Brett Makedonskihttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Brett+MakedonskiI won some Doritos out of a dumb Just Cause 3 claw machine2015-08-05T05:43:00Z2015-08-05T05:43:00Z<p>Square Enix has no problem embracing how stupid and great and terrible and awesome its game -- and all video games, really -- can be. That's why there's a <em><a href="https://www.destructoid.com/just-cause-3-somehow-makes-explosions-easier-than-ever-before-292391.phtml" target="_blank">Just Cause 3</a>-</em>branded claw machine that's dishing out Doritos at gamescom. 'Cause this is all kind of dumb.</p>
<p>Aside from the obvious Rico's grappling hook parallel, it's kind of fitting that this is in Cologne, Germany which is home to one of the world's most <a href="https://www.google.de/search?q=k%C3%B6lner+dom&amp;espv=2&amp;biw=1280&amp;bih=598&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0CAYQ_AUoAWoVChMI9cv-jd-RxwIVwZdyCh3EFQRe" target="_blank">spectacular churches</a>. Doritos are a communion of sorts for those who have accepted gaming as their religion. Sadly, <a href="https://www.destructoid.com/doritos-pope-walks-kanye-west-through-e3-294323.phtml" target="_blank">the pope and 'ye</a> were nowhere to be found.</p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/297274-JCHeader.jpg" alt="I won some Doritos out of a dumb Just Cause 3 claw machine screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/i-won-some-doritos-out-of-a-dumb-just-cause-3-claw-machine-297274.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=297164Vikki Blakehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Vikki+BlakeThis new Mad Max trailer is kinda awesome2015-08-04T04:00:00Z2015-08-04T04:00:00Z<p>Warner Bros. has dropped an all-new <em>Mad Max</em>&nbsp;trailer.&nbsp;</p>
<p><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hRge_7z_9do" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>This video gives us a glimpse of what to expect at the&nbsp;<span>various "fortified garrisons, or strongholds, located throughout the open world of the post-apocalyptic Wasteland."</span></p>
<p><span></span>There are guns and cars and fightin' and sand and more cars and desert and more guns and extra fightin' and it is <em>glorious</em>.&nbsp;</p>
<p>I feel so bad for people who don't play games.</p>
<p>Also, I totally recognised T.R. Knight's voice (George from <em>Grey's Anatomy</em>) in the trailer which made me tear up about McDreamy all over again. Sniff.</p>
<p><em>Mad Max: Fury Road</em> releases for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 1, 2015.&nbsp;</p>
<p>What do you think of the new trailer?&nbsp;</p> <p>
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=296060Brett Makedonskihttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Brett+MakedonskiJust Cause 3's interactive trailer drives home the agency of chaos2015-07-15T11:30:00Z2015-07-15T11:30:00Z<p><iframe width="711" height="400" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/egYNYVxrWGE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>This isn't your typical video game trailer, because <em>Just Cause 3&nbsp;</em>is not your typical video game. Instead of a carefully crafted sizzle reel, the audience gets to determine how the sizzle plays out. That's because <em>Just Cause</em>&nbsp;is all sizzle and no fizzle.</p>
<p>The interactive trailer doesn't completely hand over the reins, of course. Still, it gives you about as much agency as a series of YouTube clips can give you. Rico skydiving high above the Mediterranean vistas is a constant. The mayhem's up to you after that via a trio of choices one after another.</p>
<p>Causing chaos shouldn't prove difficult -- either in this video or when the game's inevitably released. After all, <em>Just Cause 3</em>'s making all that <a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/just-cause-3-somehow-makes-explosions-easier-than-ever-before-292391.phtml">easier than ever before</a>. Right now you can watch the world burn; on December 1, you can light the fuse.</p> <p>
<img src="http://www.destructoid.com//ul/296060-JCHeader.jpg" alt="Just Cause 3's interactive trailer drives home the agency of chaos screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=292391Brett Makedonskihttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Brett+MakedonskiJust Cause 3 somehow makes explosions easier than ever before2015-06-16T14:00:00Z2015-06-16T14:00:00Z<p><span> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>So many preview events obsess themselves with presenting a carefully crafted slice of game. Here's a chunk of gameplay that puts the title's best foot forward. Don't deviate too far off the path, stick to the rules, and a PR person who's peering over your shoulder will be content that everything went smoothly. Sometimes it's innocuous and honest enough, other times it's downright misrepresentative.</span></p>
<p><span>Avalanche Studios and Square Enix did the exact opposite with <em>Just Cause 3</em>. They gave us the keys to the game, and implored us to break it, blow it up, and kill our in-game avatar in the process.</span></p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/292391-JCHeader.jpg" alt="Just Cause 3 somehow makes explosions easier than ever before screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/just-cause-3-somehow-makes-explosions-easier-than-ever-before-292391.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=292796Steven Hansenhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Steven+HansenMad Max trailer is seriously missing some Furiosa2015-05-26T10:30:00Z2015-05-26T10:30:00Z<p><iframe width="620" height="349" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-BtV5PHE3hA?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>Oh, man. Look, I trust in Avalanche's (<em>Just Cause</em>) ability to make crazy, fun, open action games, even if I'm leery about the studio putting out two in one year (<em>Mad Max</em> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/first-look-at-just-cause-3-gameplay-is-appropriately-explosive-291086.phtml"><em>Just Cause 3</em></a>).&nbsp;</p>
<p>But! And this is a honking 'ol, head turning, "dayum"-inducing but...</p>
<p>The idea of <em>Mad Max anything</em> sans Imperator Furiosa no longer makes sense to me for my eyes hath been opened, I have gazed upon the <em>Fury Road </em>and this dulled, drab,<em> </em>Furiosa-less trailer leaves me feeling thirsting like the desert sands.</p>
<p>For real. I saw <em>Mad Max: Fury Road</em> last night and man does this "truly a standalone game with original characters, storyline and setting crafted from the ground up to rival the best games out there" just fucking warboy <em>pale</em> in comparison. Where is the color? This is more gray and near-white and muddy brown than even the original trilogy's look. Where's the blue sky? <a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/first-look-at-just-cause-3-gameplay-is-appropriately-explosive-291086.phtml"><em>Just Cause 3</em> manages it</a>. Where's the Furiosa? Already noted, but worth noting again. Where are the one take shots of actual stuntmen jumping over a semi and dropping bombs from above without obfuscating, frenetic editing or gigs on gigs on gigs on CGI?</p>
<p>This looks like a pretty regular, standard video game. Set against the new movie screaming less than 24 hours fresh in my brain, though, this <em>Mad Max</em> game seems sort of sad.</p> <p>
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=292399Vikki Blakehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Vikki+BlakeWhat happened to Fallout dev's cancelled Mad Max game?2015-05-19T04:00:00Z2015-05-19T04:00:00Z<p>If Mad Max: Fury Road had been released twenty years ago, the accompanying video game - currently in development by Avalanche Studios and scheduled for release this coming September - might've been created by Fallout developer Interplay.</p>
<p>Universal flew Brian Fargo - Interplay's founder - and George Miller - the man behind Mad Max - to Whistler, Canada, by private jet.&nbsp;The two got talking, Miller shared the script for&nbsp;<em>Fury Road,</em>&nbsp;and together they talked about what a new&nbsp;<em>Mad Max</em>&nbsp;game might look like.</p>
<p>"I got to fly with him to Whistler, Canada, on the Universal private jet &ndash; because Universal used to own half of Interplay &ndash; and spend three hours with him," Interplay founder Brian Fargo told&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2015/05/18/the-fallout-like-mad-max-game-that-was-never-made" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kotaku</a>. "<em>The Road Warrior</em><span>&nbsp;was my favourite movie for a decade.&nbsp;I&rsquo;d watch it over and over again so I was a huge fan of Miller's. [He] was&nbsp;familiar with&nbsp;</span><em>Wasteland&nbsp;</em><span>and&nbsp;</span><em>Fallout</em><span>&nbsp;and loved the work we&rsquo;d done. So half of the ride was us fanboying and half was 'OK, let&rsquo;s do something'."</span></p>
<p>Sadly, it was not to be. The film's lengthy delay pushed back production, and then EA got in touch with Miller and offered him $20 million for the game rights. Miller told Fargo that "I like you but I don&rsquo;t like you that much" and signed everything over to EA... but nothing came of that, either.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"The movie had lots of fits and starts," Fargo added. "The movie was at Fox for some of the time, it got announced and then it got canned. Then Warner Brothers ended up getting the rights, they had a relationship with Miller that goes way back."</p>
<p><a href="https://www.destructoid.com/these-mad-max-screenshots-are-looking-a-bit-hot-and-sweaty-290733.phtml" target="_blank">Given the recent shots from the Mad Max game</a>&nbsp;it's difficult to lament <em>too</em> much, but a Fallout-Mad Max lovechild sounds just a teeny bit perfect.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Also, did you know that <a href="https://www.destructoid.com/pretty-much-confirmed-guillermo-del-toro-s-production-company-creating-fallout-4-trailer-291924.phtml" target="_blank">Fallout 4 is a thing now</a>? Seriously.&nbsp;</p> <p>
<img src="http://www.destructoid.com//ul/292399-290733-madmax.jpg" alt="What happened to Fallout dev's cancelled Mad Max game? screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=291086Steven Hansenhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Steven+HansenFirst look at Just Cause 3 gameplay is appropriately explosive2015-04-28T05:01:00Z2015-04-28T05:01:00Z<p><iframe width="620" height="349" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LR4EBYeh8BQ?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>Hey, the <a href="https://www.destructoid.com/damn-these-20-just-cause-3-screenshots-are-so-wonderfully-just-cause-284876.phtml" target="_blank"><em>Just Cause 3</em> screenshots</a> from last year were all well and good, but this series is all about motion.</p>
<p>[Handsome man backflips off a car careening off an abruptly ending elevated highway]</p>
<p>Ah, that's the stuff.</p>
<p>The video description reads, "This footage is all actual gameplay. It was captured in-game using cinematic camera angles. It contains no cut scenes. Nothing was staged or scripted." Kind of has me holding out hope for a <em>Grand Theft Auto V PC</em> sort of video editor. Ready your Share buttons.</p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/291086-justxcus.jpg" alt="First look at Just Cause 3 gameplay is appropriately explosive screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=290938Brett Makedonskihttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Brett+MakedonskiThe Just Cause 3 box art looks exactly how you'd expect the Just Cause 3 box art to look2015-04-24T10:30:00Z2015-04-24T10:30:00Z<p>"Playing it safe" is rarely regarded as hang-gliding through explosions while helicopters try to gun you down. But that perfect storm of circumstances aptly describes <em>Just Cause 3</em>'s box art. How else could you explain Square Enix and Avalanche Studios taking it in the exact direction you'd expect?</p>
<p>To this point, the publisher and developer have been fairly mum on the game's details. That looks set to change very soon. <em>Just Cause 3</em>&nbsp;will get its first gameplay trailer next Tuesday, and things will presumably escalate from there. After all, when talking <em>Just Cause</em>, escalation's always a safe bet.</p>
<p>This new focus on <em>Just Cause 3</em>&nbsp;comes in the wake of <a href="https://www.destructoid.com/square-enix-is-the-latest-publisher-to-announce-an-e3-press-conference-290893.phtml" target="_blank">Square Enix's E3 press conference</a> announcement, indicating that this will most likely be present at the show. Additionally, the game has been pinned down to the "Holiday 2015" time-frame. Looks like a lot of explosions are in our near future.</p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/290938-JCHeader.jpg" alt="The Just Cause 3 box art looks exactly how you'd expect the Just Cause 3 box art to look screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=290900Brett Makedonskihttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Brett+MakedonskiMad Max looks at home in the Thunderdome2015-04-23T15:30:00Z2015-04-23T15:30:00Z<p><iframe width="780" height="439" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9hDPmTvqob0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>The post-apocalyptic wasteland is no place to mess around. Whoever isn't trying to kill you is probably trying to get you to kill someone else. Even then, there's a fair chance they just might end up trying to kill you.</p>
<p>Those are the perils Mad Max faces as he aims to simply survive: danger at every turn. Hand-to-hand, ranged, and vehicular combat are all present in this video, because the wasteland is absolutely ruthless.</p>
<p>Oh, that's all before we mention <em>the fucking Thunderdome</em>. The popular chant regarding the curved structure goes "Two men enter, one man leaves." And, that's not because the other turns it into some sort of San Francisco-style chic apartment.</p>
<p><em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/mad-max-has-a-flair-for-the-dramatic-256389.phtml">Mad Max</a></em>&nbsp;is currently set to release on PC, PS4, and Xbox One on September 1. That's the day of reckoning, weaklings.</p> <p>
<img src="http://www.destructoid.com//ul/290900-ThunderdomeHeader.jpg" alt="Mad Max looks at home in the Thunderdome screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=290733Joe Parlockhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Joe+ParlockThese Mad Max screenshots are looking a bit hot and sweaty2015-04-21T04:00:00Z2015-04-21T04:00:00Z<p>Here&rsquo;s something to make you feel old and angry: I&rsquo;ve never seen the <i>Mad Max </i>movies. The first one came out 15 years before I was born, so the hype surrounding them was never around in my lifetime. I know a little bit about it though: it&rsquo;s about muscular Australians being very sweaty and wearing a lot of leather, and that that&rsquo;s more than enough for me to pay attention. I know <i>Mad Max: Fury Road </i>is coming out next month, so I guess now is the perfect time for me to explore hot austral-I mean a cult classic film series.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-04-21-new-mad-max-screenshots-surface" target="_blank">As reported by Eurogamer</a>, <i>Just Cause </i>developer Avalanche has released a batch of new screenshots for the <i>Mad Max </i>game coming September 4 for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. We haven&rsquo;t heard too much about the game, seeing as it&rsquo;s only a few months away now, but at least we know it&rsquo;s still alive doing uh&hellip; whatever it is Mad Max does. The shots show a lot of desert, a lot of industrial scenery, the Batmobile for some reason, and hot and sweaty leather-clad aussies punching other hot and sweaty leather-clad aussies. Yep, I&rsquo;m sold.</p> <p>
<img src="http://www.destructoid.com//ul/290733-madmax.jpg" alt="These Mad Max screenshots are looking a bit hot and sweaty screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/these-mad-max-screenshots-are-looking-a-bit-hot-and-sweaty-290733.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=288922Jordan Devorehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jordan+DevoreThe Just Cause 3 collector's edition is open to a vote2015-03-11T17:00:00Z2015-03-11T17:00:00Z<p>It's rare that I buy collector's editions any more, but I'm also not above laughing at "9 inch Rico," so here we are. It's one of the items that, <a target="_blank" href="https://vote.justcause.com/">based on your vote</a>, might end up in the <em>Just Cause 3 </em>CE.</p>
<p>Other choices include a miniature art book, a map, diecast vehicles, a backpack, a replica of Rico's wrist-mounted grapple hook, a remote-control helicopter, a steelbook case, various dioramas, and a "destructible" statue / 3D puzzle of an oppressive general. Decisions, decisions.</p>
<p>If it helps, that last one comes with a lil magnetic satchel charge.</p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/288922-h1.jpg" alt="The Just Cause 3 collector's edition is open to a vote screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=287635Jordan Devorehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jordan+DevoreIt looks like Just Cause 3 will end 2015 on a high note2015-02-13T15:00:00Z2015-02-13T15:00:00Z<p><iframe width="620" height="349" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0ND5dYIFkd0?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>Cool song! And it's nice to have a holiday 2015 release window locked in for <a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/damn-these-20-just-cause-3-screenshots-are-so-wonderfully-just-cause-284876.phtml"><em>Just Cause 3</em></a> (PC, PS4, Xbox One), but I'll take gameplay footage over a CG trailer any day. Where's that?</p>
<p>Writing on the <a target="_blank" href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/02/13/the-first-just-cause-3-trailer-is-out-and-its-on-fire/">PlayStation Blog</a>, Avalanche Studios co-founder Christofer Sundberg said he sympathizes. "We can't wait to show you what we've been working on, and we take a lot of pride in it. That's why we want to make sure the first gameplay trailer we put out shows what <em>Just Cause 3</em> is about, and that it meets both ours and your expectations."</p>
<p>Soaring across faux Mediterranean islands in a wingsuit is going to be hella fun.</p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/287635-h1.jpg" alt="It looks like Just Cause 3 will end 2015 on a high note screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/it-looks-like-just-cause-3-will-end-2015-on-a-high-note-287635.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=287078Brett Makedonskihttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Brett+MakedonskiSomeone leaked more over-the-top Just Cause 3 screens2015-02-02T13:30:00Z2015-02-02T13:30:00Z<p>Rico Rodriguez's not a man that acts in moderation. We're not likely to see screenshots of him grabbing brunch at that great spot down the street, or hanging laundry to dry. He'd probably dry his laundry by blowing up the entire block and hoping that copious explosions did the trick.</p>
<p>In a set of new screenshots leaked on <a href="https://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=983879" target="_blank">NeoGAF</a>&nbsp;but not yet released to the press, we get another sampling of his antics. Surfing on a plane while stoically staring down two helicopters? Just another day in the life of Mr. Rodriguez.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=983879" target="_blank">Just Cause 3 - New Explosive Screenshots Revealed</a> [NeoGAF]</p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/287078-JC8.jpg" alt="Someone leaked more over-the-top Just Cause 3 screens screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/someone-leaked-more-over-the-top-just-cause-3-screens-287078.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=284876Brett Makedonskihttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Brett+MakedonskiDamn, these 20 Just Cause 3 screenshots are so wonderfully Just Cause2014-12-11T12:30:00Z2014-12-11T12:30:00Z<p>Twenty <em><a href="https://www.destructoid.com/i-guess-that-was-just-cause-3-coming-to-xbox-ps4-pc-2015-283705.phtml" target="_blank">Just Cause 3</a></em>&nbsp;screenshots surfaced today, and they look like absolutely anything you could ever want from a <em>Just Cause</em>&nbsp;game. There are lots of explosions, gliding through the air tethered to various objects, and more than one instance of shooting atop a bus. Subtlety never was <i>Just Cause</i>'s strong suit.</p>
<p>[Via <a target="_blank" href="https://www.videogamer.com/ps4/just_cause_3/screenshots.html">Videogamer</a>]</p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/284876-JCHeader.jpg" alt="Damn, these 20 Just Cause 3 screenshots are so wonderfully Just Cause screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/damn-these-20-just-cause-3-screenshots-are-so-wonderfully-just-cause-284876.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=283719Jordan Devorehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jordan+DevoreJust Cause 3 won't have in-game microtransactions, promises Avalanche2014-11-11T17:30:00Z2014-11-11T17:30:00Z<p><em>Just Cause 3 </em>is <a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/i-guess-that-was-just-cause-3-coming-to-xbox-ps4-pc-2015-283705.phtml">officially happening</a>. If that confirmation doesn't brighten your day, you must have skipped the last installment, which was stupid, awesome, and one of the best videogame sandboxes ever created. Speaking of, <em>Just Cause 2 </em>is $2.99 on Steam <a target="_blank" href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/8190/">right now</a>. Get in there.</p>
<p>More good news: Avalanche Studios co-founder and chief creative officer Christofer Sundberg says <em>Just Cause 3</em> "does not feature in-game microtransactions." It won't be a free-to-play game, either, though I'm not sure anyone seriously thought that would be the case.</p>
<p>"Beyond launch, we are likely to look into DLC packs and items as part of our ambition to support [the game] and its players for many years to come, but until that time we're completely focused on making the best <em>Just Cause </em>game we possibly can," says Sundberg.</p>
<p>Last week's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.destructoid.com/if-this-is-really-just-cause-3-it-looks-gorgeous-283427.phtml">leaked screenshots</a> "were taken from an ancient version of <em>Just Cause 3</em>," which shouldn't come as a surprise. Can't wait to see how Rico's new wingsuit fits in with the existing grapple and parachute mechanics. Should be ridiculous even by <em>Just Cause </em>standards.</p>
<p>[Image credit: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/11/11/december-cover-revealed-just-cause-3-29401230.aspx">Game Informer</a>]</p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/283719-h1.jpg" alt="Just Cause 3 won't have in-game microtransactions, promises Avalanche screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=283705Steven Hansenhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Steven+HansenI guess that WAS Just Cause 3: Coming to Xbox, PS4, PC 20152014-11-11T12:30:00Z2014-11-11T12:30:00Z<p>We recently saw <a href="https://www.destructoid.com/if-this-is-really-just-cause-3-it-looks-gorgeous-283427.phtml" target="_blank">screenshots</a> of something purporting to be <em>Just Cause 3</em>. Seems likely they were.</p>
<p>You know what the first damn thing I noticed in the <a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/11/11/december-cover-revealed-just-cause-3-29401230.aspx" target="_blank">Game Informer</a> <em>Just Cause 3</em>&nbsp;cover announcement? It wasn't the hookshot or the beard &amp; bedhead or the <em>burning city streets</em>&nbsp;below or even the nice beaches. It was the little Italian flag emblazoned on the foremost helicopter.</p>
<p>Or I guess the fake Italian flag as the open world havoc simulator is set to take place in a fictional Mediterranean archipelago. But who cares where it's set. This game is going to be about goofing off to the max and I can't wait. It's coming to Xbox One, PS4, and PC in 2015.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/11/11/december-cover-revealed-just-cause-3-29401230.aspx">December Cover Revealed &ndash; Just Cause 3</a> [Game Informer]</p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/283705-justacvuser.jpg" alt="I guess that WAS Just Cause 3: Coming to Xbox, PS4, PC 2015 screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2018:/post.phtml?pk=283427Brett Makedonskihttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Brett+MakedonskiIf this is really Just Cause 3, it looks gorgeous2014-11-04T13:15:00Z2014-11-04T13:15:00Z<p>What's Avalanche Studios been up to lately? It's supposed to be making the videogame adaption of <em><a href="https://www.destructoid.com/mad-max-has-a-flair-for-the-dramatic-256389.phtml" target="_blank">Mad Max</a></em>, but everything's been quiet on that front for quite some time. Instead, it might have focused some of its attention to a third <em>Just Cause </em>title.</p>
<p>The speculation comes from screenshots that <a href="https://xbox-underground.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&amp;t=47" target="_blank">Xbox Underground</a>&nbsp;found (and subsequently watermarked all to hell). The images supposedly come from a debug build of the game on Xbox One. If this is truly <em>Just Cause 3</em>, it looks pretty fantastic so far -- especially the picture that shows off the lighting.</p>
<p><a href="https://xbox-underground.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&amp;t=47" target="_blank">Just Cause 3 Xbox One Screenshots Leaked</a> [Xbox Underground]</p> <p>
<img src="http://cdn.destructoid.com//ul/283427-JC3Header.jpg" alt="If this is really Just Cause 3, it looks gorgeous screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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